Construction and Building Inspector salary
74,690 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 47-4011
Half of all construction and building inspectors in the United States earn more than 74,690 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay281of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.61×58,860 USD – 94,710 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 58,860 USD |
| Median | 74,690 USD |
| Mean | 77,730 USD |
| Upper quartile | 94,710 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 47-4011 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Set and Exhibit Designers 75,240 USD
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 74,990 USD
- Public Relations Specialists 74,750 USD
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 74,510 USD
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 74,500 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 74,450 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov